HTTP:: Texas Review Team Wants Armstrong Out of 5th Grade Science Books
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A Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills review team is currently proposing that references to Neil Armstrong be removed from 5th-grade science books, for reasons known only to it. The main argument that it brings to the table is that the famous astronaut, who is also the first man to have walked on the Moon, is not a scientist, which is completely false, of course. This is not the first time the conservative boards of education in the state propose something so preposterous. They also militate for the removal of evolution as a theory from biology textbooks, as any good, religious fundamentalist would, LiveScience reports. Naturally, not all educators in the American state support the decision. In fact, only a handful of religious individuals and other extremist advocates propose such changes, which are backed by no evidence whatsoever. For instance, the Essential Knowledge and Skills review team currently looking at its “options†is made entirely of educators and paren!
ts. This should not exist at all, because parents, especially in highly religious states, can thoroughly devastate their children's chances of receiving a fair education. The parents also fear their children are being taught the truth, and so go to great lengths to ensure that “heresies†are not being showcased...
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